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tonight, live with what that equation looks like for the holiday shopping season. i'm going to drive around the city two or three hours without a fare, why not come to the airport and you know within two hours or so you are going to get a fare. >> tonight a day in the lie of a taxi driver. the desperation they have been driven to in san francisco. yes, my love. >> she said yes, but he already knew that. only "abc 7 news" helped bring about this repeat proposal to make sure this young couple's engagement is complete. live where you live, this is "abc 7 news." it was a steady flow of people. not too crowded. everybody was able to have a seat. >> i think i have a really good chance. >> i am happy. more johns for me. yes, they're the happy ones because they're on the winning end of the holiday hiring equation this year. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen sze. we are still a couple of weeks away from halloween but the

focus is turning to christmas. >> "abc 7 news" what in san francisco where crews are starting to build the ice rink at union square. it is going to open on november 7th. at the embarcadero center downtown, christmas trees are stacked up in the loading dock ready to be brought out as decorations. holiday shopping sales are expected to go up about 4.5% over last year. that translates to an additional $721 billion of spending. it is a higher increase than usual due to a healthier economy and higher wages and high employment. all right. just how high is that employment? new numbers show today the national rate in september dropped to 3.7%. that is for unemployment. california's rate dropped for the first time since march down to 4.1%. it is almost half a percentage point lower than it was a year ago. but what is interesting is the good news is also bad news for businesses looking to add temporary workers for the holidays. >> big companies like amazon,

target and u.p.s. are competing against each other to tap that smaller-than-normal pool of seasonal workers. >> "abc 7 news" anchor eric tom is live near the oakland airport where u.p.s. held a job fair today. >> reporter: dan, we are talking tens of thousands of jobs here in california, we are talking about hundreds of thousands of jobs across the country. these are seasonal workers we are talking about, and although the companies we dealt with today are pretty sure they will make their quotas, they say it is going to take more work this year. this was the year you didn't see a long line of people applying for seasonal work at u.p.s. in oakland. less competition, more confident job seekers. >> i think i have a really good chance. >> i am happy. more jobs for me, you know. competition, you guys stay home. >> reporter: at job fairs here in oakland and south san francisco today, u.p.s. was looking to fill some of the 1,700 seasonal positions in the bay area. nationwide, the company held 170 job fairs to fill 40,000 holiday

positions, but with statewide unemployment barely over 4%, hiring managers are looking at a smaller pool of workers. >> that's where companies are finding it more difficult than in the past. >> reporter: attorney and labor analyst michael bernick is a former director of california's unemployment agency. >> part-time jobs, seasonal jobs in particular, employers now are seaing we can't find enough people. >> reporter: that's not just delivery companies like u.p.s.. retailers also have tens of thousands of jobs to fill, often competing for the same workers. that doesn't mean companies won't keep trying and although the pool may be smaller, folks will certainly keep applying, especially parents who hope to be both workers and consumers this holiday season. >> well, i'm looking for a job so i can provide for my two children. >> well, i'm just trying to make more money for next year, starting to get started on saving up for my daughter and, of course, christmas is coming up so we all got to get ready for christmas trees and dinner. >> reporter: since it is early

in the holiday hiring season, we don't know what incentives companies may offer to employees since it is the companies competing this year rather than employees for the job, but we know that u.p.s. is telling people that, listen, we hire a lot of permanent positions out of our seasonal employee positions, and the pay seasonally is as good or better than any of those retail jobs you may be offered. in oakland, eric thomas, "abc 7 news." >> all right, eric. thank you. since we are talking holiday shopping season, let's ask is it ski season. melrose tahoe ski season pass holders are getting a taste today. they opened one slope today and sent us this video using manmade snow. it is the first resort in the lake tahoe resort to open for the season. we have put together a list of opening dates for other ski resorts on our website, abc7news.com. let's give you a live look

from heavenly mountain resort, thanks to lake tahoe tv. it is getting dark there so you can't see too well, but not too much -- no manmade snow yet. heavenly expects to open on november 16th, weather permitting. >> let's bring in meteorologist sandhya patel. >> with a look at the forecast, both now and in the future. sandhya. >> well, i'm hoping in the future we will see some snow, kristen, but there isn't any in the weekend forecast. let's look at the forecast for the weekend. 66, sunny and mild tomorrow afternoon after a morning low of 28. little change on sunday, so the nights are cold enough for them to make the snow, but certainly the afternoons are still too mild. i do want to show you the forecast for next week. monday is when we start with a system coming through on tuesday. it stays in the pacific northwest, in northern california, and the second system coming through on thursday, also staying well to our north. certainly not going to bring the sierra any snow or the bay area any rain. i'll be back with a complete look at your weekend forecast

coming up. dan. >> sandhya, thank you. president trump is wading into california's water wars, demanding action to divert much-needed water resources to farmers in the central valley. >> great for the farmers, great for the people, great for recreation, great for everything you can think of. >> the president signing a memorandum in arizona this afternoon which set into motion a plan to benefit farmers who have complained about water restrictions intended to protect endangered fish and other species. republicans called the decision a clear win for communities in the west. environmentalists argue diverting water to farmers will decimate the endangered delta smelt and chinook salmon populations. new here at 6:00 p.m., congresswoman jackie speier is wearing in on the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi and the future of the country's relationship with the united states. speier says the relationship lasted because of a dependence on saudi oil, but now that the u.s. is an oil exporter the administration needs to be

tougher on saudi arabia for its poor track record on civil rights. >> i really think we need to recalibrate our relationship with saudi arabia. i mean we have a man who was going in there for papers that got dismembered by a bone saw and then an acid wash. we have a president of the united states who for the first 17 days wasn't willing to say that the fingerprints were saudi arabia's, that it was some rogue group. >> saudi arabia confirmed khashoggi's death, claiming he died in a fight at the consulate in turkey. now, most of us have wanted or waited at the airport on more than one occasion for hours at a time, but imagine doing that day in and day out in order to make a living. "abc 7 news" reporter melanie woodrow wanted to get a closer look at life for taxi cab drivers in light of a proposal that passed to only allow those toe apo pickups and drop-offs.

>> reporter: at san francisco international airport there are hundreds of parked taxi cabs across multiple parking lots. drivers are waiting two to three hours for their turn to pick up a ride, and tempers are flaring. >> you made a mistake! >> no, that's not the case. >> reporter: this isn't a fight between cab drivers and rideshare drivers. it is between cab drivers and cab drivers. those who bought the $250,000 medallion, a license that makes a vehicle a taxi cab, and thoets w those who got their medallion for free off a wait list or worked for a cab company and lease their medallion. all drivers here say the wait is worth it. >> if i'm going to drive around the city two or three hours without a fare, why not come to the airport and you know within two hours or so you are going to get a fare. >> reporter: tension is boiling between the groups because earlier this week the sfmta passed a proposal restricting sfo pickups and drop-offs to the group of drivers who purchased their medallions for $250,000. the proposal's intent is to ease the financial burden on drivers

who are struggling to make payments due to competition from rideshare companies like uber and lyft. >> yeah, i am making my payment but i am barely making it. i have four kids. >> reporter: the other group of drivers who did not pay for a medallion say they shouldn't be punished. >> i'm sorry they put down their money and stuff, i don't know. that's what they call a bad investment. >> reporter: sfmta spokesperson paul rose says it will help those who didn't purchase medallions by getting them off the slide and getting back into the city. >> we believe there's a demand in san francisco for taxi drivers. >> i would ask when is the last time he drove a cab because he doesn't know what he is talking about. >> reporter: sfmta says staff will develop a transition plan and they're exploring a backup plan where drivers who didn't purchase medallions could be reinstated at sfo. in san francisco, melanie woodrow, "abc 7 news." on the peninsula, a possible mountain lion or bobcat was spotted near the college of san mateo baseball field this morning. san mateo police say they got a

call around 10:20. the caller saw an animal walking away from campus. it was not behaving particularly aggressively. a search of the area did not locate anything. what should you do if you see a mountain lion in your neighborhood? >> good question. experts say there are five things you need to know, and we have a video outlining the steps on our website at abc7news.com. baby squirrels, an orphaned opossums, some of the animals coping staff at a north bay wildlife rescue center busy. it is their busiest season ever. here is another "b" word, billion. that's the record-setting size of tonight's mega million jackpot. what option would you choose, the lump sum or installment plan? >> looks like most want the immediate gratification. lump sum, 72%. you can get out your phone and vote at abc7news.com/vote. you don't have to log in, sign up or register. >> simply and you find that brand...

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peachy but it brings me a lot of luck. so i'm hoping, you know, as i play tonight that brings me as much luck as well. and i talked to other people here at hyde park's liquors in san jose, and a lot of people are just very positive about, you know, spending money on the ticket. the tickets, of course, only $2. take a listen as to what they had to say as how they would spend if they were to win. the billion dollar question seems to be on everyone's mind, what to do with all of that money. >> i want to buy a house on the beach, the coast, and just relax there and live out the rest of my life there. >> reporter: good way of retiring. >> excellent way. >> reporter: responses varied from putting family first -- >> what my wife wants, a car or vacation, and then sharing. >> reporter: to helping strangers. >> first i want to buy a church, christian church, and then help the poor people. >> reporter: a lot of people in need. >> i can see it being spent on people around us that need it. >> reporter: there are a lot of

deserving people out there. i met mike baldwin who has been down on his luck recently. >> i was just laid off yesterday, so after 40 1/2 years at a company, and so it would be really nice to win. >> reporter: that would surely turn things around, if only the odds of winning were better. with the mega millions now being a billion dollars, check it out, there's no really quick way of changing the signage, but this liquor store owner got a bit creative, making their own paper sign, a billion dollars. >> a brand new '55 thunder bird, best one on the market. >> even past winners try their luck. >> reporter: you won one time? >> yes, fantasy five. >> reporter: how much money? >> not too much, not too much. about 70 grand, but no big deal. by the time you take everything else out, hey, it still helps. >> reporter: did i mention people seem to be extra generous. >> there you go! >> when we win, we will come back and ask for you. >> reporter: you heard it there, ladies and gentlemen. they've agreed to give me that

exclusive interview if they do win, but, of course, time is running out. you have less than two hours to get your tickets. these are the winning numbers, so i'll send it back to you guys. >> all right. we hope so! we would be very happy for you karl ease. >> yeah, good thing you wore the lucky shirt. >> i would share. >> all right. the votes are coming in at abc7news.com/vote. 73% at this moment saying they would choose the lump sum if they won all of that money. if you are playing tonight, good luck. a billion dollars sounds like a lot of money, but what can it really buy you when we're thinking big picture? it is enough to pay the toll for every single car that crossed the bay bridge for one year, and you still have money leftover. all right. what about sports teams? well, a billion dollars is enough to buy the san jose sharks, twice. interested in baseball? ye w all right? the oakland a's are worth just over a billion dollars according to forbes. so you can get them maybe. the newest skyscraper in san

francisco, the salesforce tower, you could almost, almost afford it. it cost $1.1 billion. all right. now, whoever wins the jackpot isn't the only one who gets cash after the mega million's drawing. the store that sells the winning ticket gets bonuses based on how big the jackpot is. this time it will be the maximum $1 million. the store also gets a commission on tickets it sells, so a lotto fever for big jackpots like this one works in their favor, too. a portion of lottery revenue in california also goes to state public schools. and you can download the "abc 7 news" app to get the winning number sent right to your phone as soon as they're drawn. the drawing is at 8:00 tonight. >> again, good luck. we can always dream, right. let's focus our attention on the weekend forecast. >> yeah, got some pretty good numbers to show us as well, meteorologist sandhya patel. hi there, sandhya. >> hi. we do have good numbers there. we still have a few hours to play is what i heard, still time. live doppler 7 is showing

you the fog is touch and go near parts of the coast but it did clear out this afternoon and we saw sunshine with warmer weather, from the low 60s to the mid and upper 80s inland. a live picture from our san jose camera. notice the haze in the air? that is actually as that warmth is building and also possibly some smoke coming in from the northern california and oregon wildfires. so air quality being impacted, and we'll continue tomorrow. an air quality advisory has been issued in effect through sunday for the bay area, and this was issued by the air district because of the smoke. moderate air quality for all areas tomorrow. it will be good to moderate on sunday, but still not out of the woods. so that's why the air quality advisory is going through sunday. right now i want to show you a live picture from our santa cruz camera. it is a gorgeous day to go out sailing. as you see, the temperatures still in the comfort zone. 64, san francisco. 68, oakland. 76, san jose, morgan hill.

pacifica our cool spot at 60 degrees. check out our sutro camera right now. fall sunsets are gorgeous. 81 in concord. 80 degrees in livermore. another live picture from our east bay hills camera and a stunning sunset. fog fills back in near the coast overnight tonight. another mild to warm day on tap tomorrow, and the cooling trend starts on sunday. speaking of cooling, that's how it starts out tomorrow morning. low 40s to mid 50s with fog near the coast and right near the bay first thing in the morning, pulling back to the coastline and pretty much everyone except parts of the coast will see the sun. it will be another warm one, almost identical to today in terms of our temperatures. 86 in gilroy. 84, morgan hill and the soib. 86, los gatos. 81, san jose. on the peninsula, 76, san mateo. mountain view, 79. 66 in half moon bay. if you like the fog, it is hanging around there. 65 in daly city.

71, downtown san francisco. north bay, temperatures in the 60s at the beaches. you can download the weather app for free and track these numbers any time you want. east bay, 74 in oakland. head inland, sunny and warm. 85 in livermore. 84, walnut creek. a look at the accuweather seven day forecast, mild to warm saturday, a little cooler on sunday, and temperatures continue to drop early next week. more clouds, but now it doesn't look like we will see any showers, just cooler than average. dan and kristin. >> thank you. a high-profile murder case from hillsborough back in court today, but it resulted in another trial delay. >> and the victim's

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sfx: metallic scrape sfx: grunt covered california. it's more than just health care. it's life care. an update on a "7 on your side" investigation from michael finney. a married south bay couple will remain in custody while they await trial on 36 felony counts of grand theft, elder fraud and white collar crime enhancements. a judge in san jose today denied a request from constance gabriel to reduce her $499,000 bail and release her on her own recognizance. attorneys withdrew a similar motion for her husband william. the two were au kussed

money from families to build new sun rooms that were never completed or started. they ran a company known as sun rooms america. the defense, prosecution and judge are scheduled to meet on november 13th to discuss an early resolution to the case. it was a frustrating day for san mateo prosecutors and the family of keith green as the trial in his murder case experienced a setback. family and friends of green protested outside the san mateo hall of justice today. a bail reduction hearing for the defendant was pushed back because co-defendant tiffany lee did not show up to court citing medical reasons. she announced last month she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. lee and bayat are on trial for murdering green, the father of lee's child in 2016. a man received a 30-year to life prison sentence today for a crash that killed a mother and her 14-month-old daughter in livermore. prosecutors claim brian jones was drunk when he plowed into a family party in may 2015. tests showed jones was well above the legal blood alcohol

limit for driving. the impact killed 46-year old esperanza morales and her daughter julie. we are only a few weeks from the november election. >> but one california senator seems to be thinking ahead a few years to a possible presidential run in the year 2020. >> he is like an angel that came and rescued us. >> she can't stop smiling. when you see

live where you live, this is "abc 7 news". it is time that women's voices were heard, and it is happening and it is going to continue to happen. this is just the beginning. >> a record-number of women are running for political office this number, so could senator kamala harris ride the growing pink wave all the way to the white house in 2020? >> well, the democratic field has the potential to be very crowded with familiar names like former vice president joe biden and senator bernie sanders who perhaps oprah winfrey. >> abc 7 reporter chris wynn with what it would take harris

to snag the nomination and beat president trump in 2020. >> reporter: will she run for president is the question on the minds of many as senator harris heads to iowa to support congressional candidates ahead of the mid terms. >> it is time women's voices were heard. >> reporter: community members say it is clear the political landscape is changing. >> it is wonderful for the yurnger generations to see this kind of involvement and now they can do something as well. >> reporter: local democrats expect the presidential race to take shape after the mid terms. >> president trump has raised a lot of money and any candidate who wants to be competitive against him in what is expected to be a crowded field will have to be active early to raise money. >> reporter: is senator harris a legitimate contender? >> senator harris would have a lot of support in the bay area, obviously. she is from here. i think it is a great strength. it is a place where she would be able to raise a lot of money. there's a lot of enthusiasm for her. >> she has obviously taken some very progressive stances in favor of single-payer health care, for example, things that people who are very, very liberal will like.

fortunately for her, a lot of those people make up the base of the electorate in a primary election. >> reporter: republican strategist loan he chin previously worked on mitt romney's presidential campaign and is a fellow at the hoover institution at stanford. >> can she get through the election with all of the far left stances that work well in parts of californot so well in pennsylvania and michigan, which are places they have to win to win the presidential. >> reporter: a cycle that will be longer than normal. in san jose, chris wynn, "abc 7 news." the deadline to register to vote is this coming monday. time is nie. if you want to vote by mail, you can request that ballot until october 30th, the day before hallow week. the election is november 6th. to learn about the issues and candidates where you live go to abc7news.com/election. you will find a voter guide for the people and propositions on your local ballot. last week we brought you the

story of a young couple who had just gotten engaged and the engagement ring was stolen. >> there's a happy update only on "abc 7 news" tonight. dion lim joins us with the story of a good samaritan, a jeweller that stepped on in to help. >> my heart is so full telling the story. imagine being 19 years old, saving for months and barely able to afford an engagement ring. the couple thought all hope was lost when it was stolen, then a generous man with a generous heart unexpectedly stepped in. when we first met them, their spirits were broken. >> i gist felt so sad and scared and i was crying. >> reporter: not long after the 18 and 19-year olds gotten gauged, she had her ring stolen while working at a jack in the box in san leandro. >> i had been saving for a long time for it and really trying to get this ring. she is such a special kbirl to me. >> reporter: but on this day, their sadness is replaced by anticipation. yesennia has no idea why she is

in san francisco meeting us on a street corner. >> he was like, we're meeting up with them and we just got to go to this place. >> reporter: the couple are part of an elaborate plan orchestrated by a good samaritan who saw their story. >> nice meeting you. it was very touching for me so it is the least i can do. >> reporter: the good samaritan, karan ekminchi, the jewelry store. >> he is an angel who rescued us. >> reporter: a ring that usually takes his team more than five weeks, crafted in five days for this moment. >> will you marry him? >> yes, my love! >> reporter: but why all of this for a couple he didn't even know? he says it is about paying it forward. >> me and my brother, 18 and 19 and this is how we started. we had some good friends, that they gave us the help that was needed, and i won't forget that.

this is the way i want to share it. >> reporter: so while police say the odds of the original ring being returned are slim, this one, yesennia and mateo say in a way is more special. >> generosity of a total stranger, it is amazing. we thank you very much. >> thank you. >> from the bottoms of our heart. >> it can't get any better than this. good things happen to good people. >> reporter: they are great people. i should mention that the jeweller didn't want any credit for the ring at all, but we convinced him to go on camera because he is, after all, the reason we are able to make story happy. >> we are glad to give him credit. >> he got a sparkling story. >> what about the person that stole the ring? >> this is a great update. the police tell me they identified the suspect from the surveillance video. they know who she is, just a matter of tracking her down. >> great story, dion. still to come on "abc 7

news" at 6:00, meet the staff of a bay area rescue group caring for a record number of injured or orphaned animals. next we visit and revisit mendocino county one year after the wildfires

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in the north bay while last year's deadly firestorm raced through napa and sonoma county, it caused a lot of damage in mendocino county. >> it killed nine people and burned more than 36,000 acres. >> abc 7 reporter wayne freedman returned to the region today and found a community still struggling. >> reporter: in mendocino county's redwood valley this is what it is like to keep living a day at a time more than one year after tragedy. >> this is my kitchen. >> reporter: for tamara in a fema trailer in a campground filled with people living in limbo after the reed wood fire. it is hard to talk about since her landlord decided not the rebuild. >> it has taken my life. it has taken everything i had. >> reporter: and it continues even with home sites cleared and ashes gone. if you count them up, redwood valley lost 380 homes a year

ago. that might not sound like much compared with the thousands in sonoma county to the south, but here 380 homes, that's one in every four. >> there's not a simple answer to any of this. >> reporter: though the community has certainly looked for one. a year later, danilla sands still sees plenty of people in her donation center. clothes, food, even tooth past for dee cope who lost her home too. >> i'm still fighting my insurance company. i'm underinsured. >> reporter: this is life in the north bay's other fire zone eclipsed by most headlines. >> if this had happened and santa rosa had not happened -- >> then we probably would have been looked at a lot more. >> reporter: redwood valley has received some assistance but not nearly enough, they say, for this underinsured region. >> there are a little over 400 people, families displaced. maybe 90 of them were renters. >> reporter: john kennedy of north coast opportunities, a nonprofit that has moved in to help rebuild homes. most of the men in the crew lost

their own places. pitch in, they say, or rebuilding may never get done. >> next year we can fire up in the spring and maybe build six or seven of these at a reasonable price. >> reporter: the cosmos helps people that help themselves. in redwood valley those stands as acts of faith. >> everybody has the same story. we ran for our lives. i'm tired of running. >> reporter: in mendocino county, wayne freedman, "abc 7 news." all right. stay with us. the weather has been warm and dry lately, and it is going to stay that way a little while longer. >> boy. this is gorgeous. sandhya has the forecast next. you know when you're at ross and you find a deal on cookware that makes you say. yes! ...oh, yeah! bring on the holidays! that's yes for less. everything you need to prep, cook and serve up the season. it feels even better when you find it for less-at ross. yes for less. minutes can mean the difference between life and death. proposition 11 saves lives by ensuring medical care is not delayed in an emergency. proposition 11 establishes into law

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and finish at 8:00 at night. >> reporter: some squirrels here are so small their eyes are closed. as they get older their tails start to fluff out and their appetites go into overdrive. >> it is like a frenzy when they're like, i want more formula. >> reporter: the rescue in petan animal hospital and dotted with enclosures that carefully separate one species from another. the ent isser accepts almost all types of wild animals that have been hurt or orphaned. the goal is to releets them back to the wild if at all possible. >> we have to teach them how to forming and find their own food, so we never serve them food in a bowl or dish. we always hide it for them and they learn how to go out and find it on their own. >> reporter: this is the center's busiest baby season ever. usually by this time of year they've rescued about 1,000 creatures, but this year they've already cared for 250 more than that. the center is onli opossums than any other. >> they're amazing.

they eat up to 4,000 ticks in a week, effectively protecting us from lyme disease and our pets from getting ticks. they're wonderful at eating row dents, myself. >> reporter: they have a low body temperature so they almost never get rabies. >> they have souuperpowers. >> reporter: part is teaching people how to keep their livestock safe whooile allowing wildlife to thrive. >> we are infringing on their habitat, so it is important to educate about how important it is to keeping every species because they're important to keeping the ecosystem together. >> reporter: a few animals that can't be released live here permanently as part of an education program for the program. this hawk has a damaged wing and can't fly. this skunk had to have part of her tail amputated which makes it impossible for her to fully defend herself. these are halflf

br tbe. >>t is hard wn you don' completely trust them. >> reporter: even though they seem gentle, they're just not safe to have at home. >> part of the animal thinks it is wild and part of the animal thinks it is domestic. >> reporter: happily, about 70% of the animals that come through here are eventually released into the wild thanks to dedicated staff and volunteers. >> every time you can help an animal, every time you see a human being taking care of an animal and bringing all of the love they bring here to care for the animals, that's what keeps me going. >> and there is the opossum heading on out. >> it is swimming! >> well, the wildlife staff believes they may be getting a record number of animals because their emergency hotline is operating longer hours. >> that could be the case. the nonprofit center does need to raise even more money, so if you want to help or find out what to do if you find a wild animal in distress, go to abc7news.com. >> yeah, they're just doing such terrific work. it is remarkable. let's focus on the weekend

weather. >> it is gorgeous outside right now. i can't even believe this. >> it is like halloween out here, the orange sky. >> we are getting ready for halloween, dan and kristen. it is stunning. here is another view from the south bay camera. you can see all of the hues there. the pinks, the purples. we will give rick in transmission credit for this one. it is absolutely gorgeous. live doppler 7 showing a little patch of fog near point reyes. that fog will fill in overnight and stick around for parts of the coast tomorrow afternoon. it will be a mild to warm day a lot like today. mid 60s near the coast and 70s around the bay. there's a lot happening this weekend. let's start with one of the biggest events in san jose, dia. if you are going, sunshine, 69 at 11:00 a.m. warm and sunny in the afternoon. and then by evening it starts to cool down, so you might want to grab an extra layer to take for later. if you are going to the 49ers game at levi stadium, mild

wetter with 72 degrees at kickoff and 76 later in the afternoon. the seven-day forecast features the warmth tomorrow away from the coast, a touch cooler sunday, and then dropping down. inland areas back to average mid to upper 70s monday through wednesday. more cloud cover. can't squeeze out any showers, at least not yet. right now the computer models have gone dryer, dan and kristen. >> waiting for them. thanks, sandhya. on to sports. a lot to talk about. >> yes. oh, raiders, fans, larry. >> raider, 49ers, take your pick. >> pick your poison. >> it could not get any worse for the raiders. of course it can. marshawn lynch, he's hurt. could be out for a while. sports next.

now abc 7 sports with larry beil. >> good evening. raiders one and five and fading fabs. one bright spot this season has been marshawn lynch and now he is hurt, expected to be out for at least a month, perhaps longer. the nfl network reports beast mode has a groin injury that is serious enough to have the team consider putting him on injured reserve. he has been a batter ingram, impossible to bring down unless you are bringing an army to stop him. he leads the raiders with 376 rushing yards and three touchdowns. if lynch goes on injured reserve he would miss a minimum of six weeks. the raiders, at least the good news right now is they have a bye this week so a week to get healthier. the one and five 49ers will host jared goff and undefeated rams

sunday at levi stadium. the marin native and cal product relishes every chance to bug his old friends still 49ers fans. >> it is fun for me to go play in front of a lot of people i know and a lot of people, you know, i grew up with that are still 49ers fans, is the best part. they kind of get a chance to play against him. >> he has a great grasp and understanding of it. he has a ton of playmakers and they only surrounded him with more. protected well. a lot has changed since his rookie year. >> no they haveaveaveaveave he has been shooting the ball fantastic. well, they've only played one game, but through the preseason he was hutting everything. dubs had problems with the jazz in salt lake city last season. head coach steve kerr set a modest goal. >> we were beat by 30, 40 last year. >> hopefully we cut it to 20

this year. >> i hadn't thought about it, honestly. now that you mention it, it is good motivation for sure. i appreciate that. >> somebody got to check donovan mitchell. san jose earthquake star is not the fastest or the strongest player on the field, but he has proven to be the among dangerous. after 14 cease crons, wondo finds himself on the verge of entering the major league soccer history book goes. chris wondolosky is one goal away from making history and he can't believe it. >> it is kind of crazy. kind of surreal to be a part of this. you know, i grew up a fan of the earthquakes. >> from the stands to the pitch, 144 career goals later the san jose striker is on the veng of

reaching donovan's all-time mark of 145. >> i think he is literally the greatest american soccer player, both nationally and domestically. i think it is special that i get to be mentioned with him. >> a native of danville, the soon to be all-time goals leader in the mls was not a highly-touted prospect. he was a late-round supplemental prospect out of divisional school chico state. meaning one of the most prolific scores spent the first five years of his career on the bench. >> it was a perfect storm for me. i needed to continue to grow. i've been kind of a late bloomer. i was finally able to grow into my own and get a chance back in san jose and just kind of blossomed from there. >> this east bay native has a chance to make history for his hometown franchise, a dream come true. one issue though. >> only problem is making sure i have enough tekts for friends and family but i love having that. >> he has two chances left to

break the record this season. next one comes sunday at abaya stadium. >> go wondo. it is one of the rare situations where you're a pro athlete and you get to start for your hometown team. it does not happen that often. >> right. >> usually you are halfway around the country someplace else. so danville native gets to do it at home in the bay area. >> very special. >> thanks, larry. >> join us tonight at 9:00 on kofi tv channel 20, cable channel 13. a proposal captured from a distance, how the photographer is hoping to share the moment with this mystery couple. isn't that a great shot. that's at 9:00. >> then on "abc 7 news" at 11:00, a san francisco icon in trouble. why the future of the mission's most taco is in doubt. fresh off the boat, followed by ""speechless" at 8:30 and "child support" at 9:00. and at 10:00, "20/20." "abc 7 news" at 11:00. 11:35, "jimmy kimmel live" with

guests paul shaffer and music from wu tang clan. finally a few thoughts about what matters tonight. words. words matter, a great deal in fact. i make my living by using words. i hope fairly and accurately, and this job is a daily reminder that how we communicate with one another has impact and is important. we should all try to choose our words carefully, even in frustration and anger. maybe especially in frustration and anger. but those in high places should try even harder. that's why some of the language our president chooses to use is so often seeming out of tune, just this week calling stormy daniels, the porn star whose defamation suit against the president was dismissed, horse face. also this week, hillary clinton criticized for saying civility toward the republican party shouldn't happen unless and until the democrats win back the house and senate last month. that approach won't make

coarseness of politics today any better. used thoughtlessly or carelessly, words can degrade. what matters is that when used well they can inspire, educate and elevate. let me know what you think. follow me on facebook and twitter @danashleyabc 7. >> that will do it for this edition of abc 7. you can look for breaking news any time on the "abc 7 news" app. >> i'm dan ashley. for all of us here, we

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